Pre-Owned Southern Cross the Dog (Hardcover 9780062225009) by Bill Cheng

from zmagic69

I like Southern noir and most books that take place in the south or when the author is from the south, that being said I have no idea how this book has gotten the rave reviews that it has. The story doesn't ever seem to go anywhere. At no time did I care about any of the main characters in the bo...

from judithrs

Southern Cross the Dog. Bill Cheng. 2013. A southern novel written by a non-southern author. It takes a while to realize that it is the Mississippi River that has flooded, and that the main character is Black, not that this matters but you much read a while to figure out where the story is taking...

from zmagic69

I have no idea how this book has gotten the rave reviews that it has. The story doesn't ever seem to go anywhere. At no time did I care about any of the main characters in the book, and the book just dragged on and on. The author can write , he writes very poetic and lyrical, but it all seemed li...

from ParadisePorch

is a place where two railroad lines-the U.S. Southern and the Yazoo Delta-cross in Moorhead, Mississippi. Southern Cross the Dog by Bill Cheng photo southern cross the dog_zpseaz5iqgm.jpgWhich should have been wonderful, since I really love railroads. But this book is a debut centering on the Gre...

from Northern_Light

I received this book for a review and it's probably not one I would normally choose.However I did enjoy it although I found the jumping from one time period to another and different character perspectives confusing at times.It tells the story of Robert who as a child is caught up in the Mississip...